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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-12
A TALKING SESSION
EXPLANATION OF THE POSITION OF
Mr.. AnDREW PiZziNI
Why tho Eiscut-stone Investigation
was Instituted-Daylight SESSIONS
Ordered.

The Council Committee on Grounds
and Buildings met in the Chancery-
Cou1t room at Gl o'clock yesterday al
to1noon TO continue the investigation,
under Mr.. Pizzini's resolution, in re-
lation TO alleged errors in cutting the
stone for the new City Hall, &c. There
were present Mayor Carrington. con-
Quoting the examination; Mr.. Thomas
n. kendler, chairman OF the commit
tee Messrs. SneGd and Sullivan, and
Colonel Cutshaw City Engineer) and
assistants.
1t was fifteen minutes past the ap-
pointed time before the committee was
called to order. Mr.. John Beattie, who
was on the stand when the examination
was suspended Wednesday afternoon
lin order that when itproceeded further
Mr.. Fizzini, the author of the resolu-
ton, might be present., was the first
witness.
NOT PRESENT.
After what was said Wednesday after
noon, and reported fully in the Dis-
patch Of yesteI day morning, concern
ing the presence Of MIR. NetherUooi,
the foreman on the work, at the inves-
tigation having a tendency to intimi-
date the witnesses, that gentleman Was
not present yesterday. lie voluntarily
absented himself.
NR. PIZZISI SPEAEe.
When the Mayor was about to ask
the witness n question MIR. Pizsni
arose and said:
81 was surprised to read in this
mornings DiSpdtch that the exaIaina-
ton into alleged waste of the city S
money stopped yesterday owing to my
absence, and | now desire to say that il
the Mayor or the committee base fur
ther examination ON my presence and
my ability to prove any such waste, or
on the assumption that / am to act rs
prosecuting attorney, the whole matter
might rs well end now, for know no.
thing Of it can prove nothing except
that one large cap Was altered twice
after it had been placed in position,
and that portion of the southern wall
was pulled down and rebuilt.
1.-THE language Of my resolution is
that assertions have been made, and
/ DOW repeat it, and say it has been as
serted publicly time and again by
workmen on the building and OF OF it
that many errors have been made and
much money wasted. They complained
that q workman would be discharged
for a trivial and accidental injury to q
stone, whilst men in authority would
make giiev0us mistakes without notice.
Cne went so far % to assert. in most
positive way, that every stone i'll courses
\ and y had been altered, and that
great incompetency had been displayed
by the officials in charge.
q" It was TO afford these men an op-
ToIiuuity to prove their assertions that
j, after consultation with the City En-
giueer. decided to go into an examina-
tion. No one man is placed on trial
nor ia any man attacked. My duty
snd your duty is TO see if the city's
money is being wasted, and the Mayor
viii get at the facts and will DO justice
in the premises, and | consider my
duty done
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-12

woniy- Nrsi session begins OCTOBER IN
- s.UcV y nc best that has ever h.cn dcyi,.S
aud Of great value 70 those who have business
dealings '''oSS
tfS4efous business ana professional man
Ci Sins city. besides hunnrs - 81 ot.. a. 'Sn IN
iereut parts OF The country. have received tbo
imstUC,itns Of the school. 'ao
Tor rarsiculags address
au &m GEORGE II NICOr
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
The Lost Papa.

The following story, related in Babyhood,
Is said to 10 an actual fact:
Tires little children rode down to the sta
ton with papa, who was going Ito town" for
family supplies. Papa had always worn
heavy whiskers and mustache. He visited
the barber and came home with closely
cropped locks and close trimmed mustache
only. T, loss OF his luxuriant beard actually
transformed him so that his "best frisndn
would have scarcely known him. The chill
dren, being accustomed to strangers, chatJed
with him on his return; and nothing strange
was noticed until they began to worry. lest
papa was not coming home that night.
"Why, papa has come home" said mamma
In wondering tones.
"Why don't lie come in the houseT
1Why, he has been in. Don't you remem-
Der he brought you some peanutsp
THAT gentlemani That's company"
In vain mamma explained; and, when papa
came into the house again, he was told the
childrens grief at his non return. He tried
to convince them, but it eas not possible.
The positive temperament they had inherited
from him was not to be argued with success
fully. Nravely they noticed that he actually
received oil papa's privileges, and seemed
scandalized that he put them to bed, and oc-
cupied pspa's room, and waited on them just
as papa used to dol Gradually they fell into
the habit Of calling him papa, but to them he
was the "new papa and they sadly wondered
for months if the 'old papa" who went to
town." would never, never come home any
more
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
A Cure for . sallow Complexion.

Buttermilk Is now recommended for the
cure Of the sallowness produced in the COM
pleIion by advancing age. 1t has long been
popular for the prevention and cure Of
frecklss and other injuries to the skin caused
by wind and sun.
A French journal warns the drinkers OF
mineral waters that the limestone held in de-
posit in the carbonated beverage finds its way
to the kidneys, and eventually produces
Bright's disease. The writer also protests
against ice water as provocative OF catarrh
IN the stomach. He says: water should be
drank cool, but not iced. Water should
always be swallowed slowly. 1t 10 not the
stomach which is dry, but the mouth and
throat II you toss OF . drink Of water you
throw it through your mouth into your
stomach, without doing the former any good,
while you injure ~ latter BY loading it
with what it dies not require"
Sanitary Era, commenting on the above,
says that there are grains Of truth and sense
in this advice, but the provsrbial grain Of
salt needs bbs saidsd sumetimsA
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27

| do not think there was a funnier sight
than that where the Princess of Wales came
forward with the sweep OF a schoolgirl and
climbed into the Deadwood coach without
any assistance. Then the king Of Saxony
and the king OF Greece climbed in after her.
The crown prince of Sweden was on the box
and Prince George Of Wales, dashing young
naval officer, was upon the back part Of the
coach. Prince Albert Victor Of Wales, tho
heir apparent TO the English throne after the
Prince of Wales, sat inside the coach and
pulled cigarettes alternately in his mothers
ce and in that Of the king Of Dem
mark Indeed, smo ers who have been
restricted for their lack Of manners in enjoy
ing the weed in the presence Of ladies would
have plenty OF examples to justify their
course among the royal members of this
group. All OF the men smoked their cigars or
cigarettes. The smoke was pulled straight
into the faces Of the ladies Of the group with.
out apology from the smokers or protest upon
their part. With the exception of the Prince
and Princess Of Wales. who are always grace.
full and easy, think that this group Of royal
personages made up the most stiff and awk-
ward appearing group Of people that have
ever seen in public together Letter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
A TRUE STORY OF THREE CHILL
DREN AND THE LOST PAPA.

Aunt Sally, an Amusing Game Of Eng
lish Origin-some OF the Chsracteris-
ties Of Guinea Pigs. with Directions
for Taking Caro- OF Them.
Among the numerous pets for boys the
guinea pig has always held its own and
formed all important adjunct 50 the rabbitry.
Guinea pigs are very timid by nature, and,
like rabbits, prefer darkened hutch. Bur-
rowing under the hay or straw, they will
squat for hours, sitting closely together. The
dinner hour marks an exciting period in these
little creatures lives. As their keeper arrives
with the meal. q deafening chorus Of squcaks
is raised and the pigs ,rot about with their
heads in the air. But 30 sooner is the pen
door opened to throw in the food than away
the little grunters rush to their hiding place
In the straw.
After time they timidly creep out to feed.
sending small female first to reconnoiter,
the gentleman pig waiting until the females
have made quite certain that there is no dan
ger. Then they set to work and greedily
tear up the food, with much petty quarreing
and gnashin. of teeth over dainty bits. The
meal over, the toilet occupies some little time,
for guinea pigs are q pattern OF cleanliness.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
POINTS TO BE REMEMBERED.
Voices OF West Point Cadets.

There is a Babel Of voices, an odd inter.
mingling OF dialects; for every section Of our
broad Union is there represented, and no
cliques are encouraged. South Carolina hob.
nobs with her old enemy, Massachusetts;
creole blood from Louisiana is warmed by
coffee from the same urn that starts the slug
gish veins OF the Pennsylvania Dutchman;
soft voiced sons OF Georgia and Kentucky
Glide their "r's" and swap merry badinage
with a fellow whose backswood whang pro-
claims the pike" from Missouri: swarthy
Californian rips out some half Spanish half
savage eIpletive in excited controversy with
his New England vis-a.vis, whose widest
flight in the possibilities of blaspLemy is
"Gosh all hemlock" and youth whose clear
blue eyes and the blondest hair and skin i'm
aginable proclaim him Norsemau who halls
from Scandinavian district in Minnesota
happens along at the instant, with the red
sash OF the "officer Of the day" over his
shoulder, and the gentleman from the Golden
Gate puts bride on his tongue forthwith.
The word Of honor of the cadet is the lie
plus ultra Of West Point ethics; there is no
going behind or beyond it. 1t is the first
lesson taught the youngster on joining. 1t is
preached in wordlesS sermons every day and
hour of his four years course 1t is the last
thing OF his education he is apt to forget.
Like other boys, he has his fun, his faults. his
vices and his "scrapes." He may violate
every one of the few hundred regulations
that have been evolved from year to year; he
may "cut" church, run it" to the Falls or
other unhalowed resort; he may even make
a predatory incursion upon the orchards or
vineyards below the Point; but even to save
himself or his best friend from punishment
he draws the line at one thing-he won't lie.
When cadet says he has or has not done
this or that, you can indorse the statement
Chas. King, u S. A, in Harper's Magazine.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
A GUINEA PIG HUTCF.

The same requirements are observed In
making hutches for guinea pigs that are
given to those for rabbits. Golden Days rec
ommends the one shown in the cut, and de-
,cribes it as follows: 1t is feet long, feet o
inches wide and 2 feet high A is the door OF
the sleeping apartment, with circular hole
communicating with the wire run. b is the
door of the living and feeding compartment,
and has also circular hole into the wire run.
C, the wire fronted run in the middle, with
the drawer ID for cleaning out purposes.
The above is portable hutch, and in zine
weather may he lifted out on the grass and
the drawer ID removed, so that the little pigs
can enjoy run on the grass.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
THE CAPRICICsIs CANDLE.

This experiment has counterpart that was
communicated TO the journal quoted from by
Mr. Harmand, of Paris. In this latter take
two bottles instead OF one, and place them
alongside Of each other, so as to leave space
OF half an inch between them. Place the
candle opposite this space, and, preserving
the same distance as before between your
mouth and the candle, blow strongly against
the flame Not only will the latter not be
extnguished, but it will incline slightly
toward you as il through the effect Of suction.
This phenomenon, which is analogous to the
preceding, is due to the fact that MS portion
%! the air cannot pass between the bottles, it
flows around their exterior and returns to the
operator
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27

happy feature Of the school system in
Germany and Switherland, and one worthy
Of the consideration OF other countries, Is
what are known a. heat holidays When
the temperature reaches certain height, a
holiday is proclaimed and Is welcomed with
delight by the pupilS These holidays are
provided for by law in both public and
private schoolA At Basic, whenever the
thermometer indicates n degn In the shade
at 10 o'clock In the morning. the school is
dismissed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27

Lead US not. We nesd not simply forgive
ness for past sins, but also preservation for
the future, This word lead, or "brng," as In
the Revised Version, has caused many serious
questioningA Can God lead men into temp
tationl The prayer asks that God would %
control our affairs that neither Satan nor any
Of his agents may lead us astray; and, - all
things are under Gods control, he may 10 said
TO lead us into temptation. Temptation, trial.
This may be test OF ones character or faith
or love; or the word may be used TO mean .
direct solicitation to sin. In this latter sense
God tempts no man james l, ~; but he does
test, try. prove men as he did Abraham and
others Gen. xii, /; Elk. Nv, 25; Deut xiii,
3. Deliver.-This 10 the positive side OF tho
former petition Evil is perhaps the evil
one. This, however, cannot he absolutely de-
termined; but as all evil comes from the evil
one, the meaning Is substantially the same.
V. IA. For, etc-This petition OF the prayer
il taken up a second time and emphasized,
showing the impo lance of forgiveness. Tres
passes-The figure Of the 18th verse Is here
changed II that OF a fall or false step. Sin
Is deviation from the straight line OF right
rs well as failure to meet our obligations TO
God.
POINTS TO BE REMEMBERED
/. True religion avoids all os;eutation. Its
home is in the heart its fruit in the life.
=. No man can long deceive God or men.
3. Fer Jesus sake" is the true motive in
all benevolence.
4. Secret prayer Is necessity to true life
g. We must be willing to grant forgiveness
to Others il we would receive forgiveness from
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27

the ground; and when In gala costume, Aunt
Sally is usually nrrayed in a mob cap and .
pstticoat. The mode Of playing the game IL
as follows: Tie iron rod is stuck into tho
ground, pipe put into the old lady's mouth,
and line drawn upon the ground at twelve,
sixteen or more PAGES AT this line the
players stand, and each is furnished with
three short eudgels about eighteen inches in
length, which they hurl at Aunt sally's head
in hopes OF hitting the pipe. The best plan is
10 throw the cudgels underhand, giving them
rapid rotatory movement at the same time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
A Conupdrum I'm Rhyme.

Ny first Genevra's beauties hid
When from her spouse she ran
The miser stores beneath its lid
The root which curses mhR-
In noted trio find number two.
When we draw round the winter fire;
We crack our jokes, and this cracks too,
As The flames on the hearth leap higher.
Some nations grind to -four my whole,
To nourish them from foot TO poll
Bunny and drop the hull beneath
And press cut It's sweetness with our teeth
-Harpers Young PoikA
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
Lace Aprons.

Attractive aprons Of lace are made Of the
skirt widths of Oriental and other flouncings
in black and white. The usual model is ar
ranged with yard of flouncing, cut off at
the top to make it the desired length, then
either hemmed or trimmed with lace edgng
on the sides, and gathered over ribbon at
the top. which ribbon forms the belt and
strings. The piece Of lace cut from the apron
is made up in shirred pockets, which are fin
ished with ribbon bows.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
Carbolio Acid ~ . Disinfectnnt.

"Carbolic acid has been much overrated a.
a disinfectAnt," says Robson Roose, NJ. D.
"The spores Of the micro-oraanism discovered
In cases Of splenic fever have been found to
be absolutely unaffected after lying for up
wards Of three months in . i've per cent
solution Of carbolic acid In oil II has been
found that vaccine matter mixed with ear
bolc acid in solution still retains its efficacy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
To Cnrrast RiIiounness.

For biliousness plain diet Of bread, milk,
oatmeal, vegetables and fruit with lean meat
or fresh fish, is advised by Tho Medical and
Surgical Journal Exercise in the open air
helps. The victim Of an acute attack will be
righted by: first, abstinence; second, pory;dge
and milk; third, toast, little meat and ripe
fruit, coming thus gradually TO the solid food
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27

Vehicles fitted with these new tires, says
The Scientific American, from which the
a owe was taken. are effectively prevented
from jerking, lockins or skfldng when driv-
ing on or about tram lines, no matter at what
angle And he presence of the tram rails
can scarcely be detected, owing to the route
bang rendered % smooth and easy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
An Amusing Came,

The amusing game, of English origin,
named "Aunt Sally" consists essentially in
throwing at small object. Aunt Sally her.
self is composed Of head and bust cut out OF
a solid block of wood, and generally carved
with negro features and painted black. Be-
tween her lips hole is bored, into which is
stuck short pipe. To break it is the object
OF the game. An iron rod serves to support
the wooden figure at proper elevation from
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
CORRUGATED TIRES THAT INSURE
SAFETY TO VEHICLES.

Interesting Statistics Of the Good and
Bsd Tempers Of Men and Women-An
Experiment In which - Capricious
Candle Afrords Amusemcnt.
An interesting experiment is described In
La Chercheur Put lighted candle belinda
bottle, pickle Jar, stove pipe or any other
object having polished surface; then station
yourself about twelve inches from the object,
SO that 1t hides the flame of the candle from
yolh and blow with your breath. The candle
will be very easily extnguished, in conse-
quence OF the currents of air that you have
created around the object meeting near the
flame. With board or sheet Of cardboard
Of the width Of the bottle in front OF the candle
extinction would be impossible.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27

The corrugated tire represented in the cut
Is an invention intended or securing perfect
safety In driving web cles OH tramuays.
These tires thoroughly protect the wooden
fellies OF the wheels from being in any way
damaged by the edge curbstone of streets or
roads, or in turning corners Of the same,
while they are Us easily fixed to the present
form Of fellies OF wheels rs the ordinary plain
tiroa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-16
LUCK HELPS THE VISITORS
Leitner Pushes the PittsburgS Closely,
but Errors Enable Them to Win.
The League Directors Decide the Disputed
Detroit-New York Game Yoid-lt Leaves
Detroit and Chicago Tied in the Race.

The last game Of the series ba. Pit
burg and Indianapolis clubs yesterday afternoon
was exceedingly close and interesting and we'll
played throughout, especially SO by the visitors.
who played an errorless game and did some brill
liant fielding. Young Leitner pitched his second
game and from his work in the box it really
looks as though Indianapolis had secured
phenomenon" The visitors were unable to
hit him to good effect, and be struck out eight
men. But for errors by Shom berg and Bassett
and the fact that the home club was somewhat
weak In right field the victory would have been
theirs. Hackett caught fine game, and had
plenty OF opportunity to demonstrate his good
qualities as backstop, for Leitner was wild at
times. and kept him picking the ball off the
ground throughout the game. It is evident
that Leitner's only weakness lies in
this direction. but he is undoubtedly a pitcher
Of high order of talent. The features Of the
Eame were the pitching and catching of both
batteries; great stop by Denny, in which he
Eaught Kuehne at third by left-handed catch
Of a ball thrown from right field; Fields center
held play, and double play by Glasscock and
Shomberg. Morris pitched great game, and
was perfectly supported.
Pittsburg scored it's first on CAROLS base on
balls, steal TO second and Kuehne's two Dagger,
but in the next inning Indianapolis tied them on
Shombergs base on balls and Bassett's three
Dagger. In the fifth inning the visitors scored
twice singles by Fields. Carroll and Coleman
and Shomberg's muff, and in the eighth a
tumble by Bassett and CAROLS double let
n what proved to be the winning run.
In the seventh Shombere got his base on hit
went to third Bassetts single. and came
home on Mofetts out from Smith to Barkley,
and in the ninth Denny led off with home-run
hit over left field fence. Shomberg followed
with single, and with one run in and no
one out the chances for a tie appeared
catering enough, but Basett forced Shom-
0erg out at second and himself
setired on double play and Moffet went out on a
6y to Coleman. The home club batted in hard
luck, as the record of eleven put outs in the out
field shows. Not a man struck out and they hit
The ball hard enough to win, but they were
nearly always unlucky in having fielder under
IT, The score follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

DR.. Bridge the Pennsylvania veterinary sur
geon. yesterday visited Manor township, near
Lancaster, TO investigate alleged of
pleuro- pneumonia No trace of the disease was
found, and the Doctor stated that there not
either in that county or in the State at the
present time.
]. P. Cody, boiler maker in the Missouri Pa
cifc shops at Council Grove. Kan, bitten
by mad cat, about six weeks ago. Drs Brad
ford and Harvey pronounced the case a genuine
of rabies. Mr.. Cody taken to the
company hospital at Sedalia for treatment He
He is nephew of the celebrated Buffalo Bill
John j. Kelley. aged twenty-t two, foreman of
the scratch shop of Rathbun, Sard & Co.'S stove
urday morning. Yesterday his body was found
in oven for baking ladies. 1t is presumed he
went in there, and, laying down, fell asleep
ing noticed, he was baked for about forty hours
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-16
Volapuk.
The, Hour

Inc Hour
Count Moltke is said to have pronounced
in favor of ''Volapuk." The new language seems
about attractive Sclavic. One Vienna
weekly paper devotes a column in every issue
to lessons a la Ollendort to the new study Thus
we are told in Lesson %: Feminine substau-
tives constructed from the male ditto by
prefxing the syllable il or Of If substantive
is used to deslgnate q man with reference to his
calling. the prefix il is used when speaking of
his wife, and the prefix of when
speaking of a woman engaged in said call
ing Thus tidel 10 teacher. iitidel is
the wife of the teacher, and oftidel is female
teacher Again, vobel is workman iivobel is
the workman's wife, and ofvobel is the working
woman. It may interest the reader to know
that yunel is youth jimotel grandmother.
son son, jison married daughter, and olson
unmarried daughter. Nok is, further, un-
Gle, inok married aunt and ofnok is the un.
married aunt The words of Volapuk select
ed from all known languages. The En- elsh con-
tributes it's share Thus sin and bad the
same in English and Volapuk; tim is time.
hit is heat and even the English word love
seems to be discoverable in alof, to love, alo-
fob / loved &c